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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-16

Sunday, January 16th, 2011
  • Ok peeps, got a table at golden harbour in Chinatown for those coming to yum cha :) #
  • Also now reading Clausewitz… fascinating. #
  • Reading Musashi, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Saul, Hobbes. I'm going to be a bundle.of fun for anyone silly enough to engage me in conversation ;) #
  • WTH!? Got a notification that someone asked questions on "True Knowledge" about me inc marriage age & nationality. That is just plain creepy #
  • Does anyone else get annoyed when a "WORLD TOUR" of a band you like ends up being North America? Gar! #
  • Persistence: when everyone expects you to fail but you go ahead and rock anyway :) http://twitpic.com/3piabx (see purple runt) #
  • What's this I see? Not one but TWO Roma tomatoes in my garden :) yay! http://twitpic.com/3pi9gw #
  • Why do I torture myself with being subscribed to mailing lists with cheap international flights? :/ Every day another temptation. #
  • Am appreciating the free wireless, resources and wonderful ambience of my local library (Yass) to concentrate. Libraries are awesome! #
  • Interesting article: WikiLeaks Founder Lurks Beyond Reach of U.S. Law: Ann Woolner - Bloomberg http://t.co/UzBmR85 via @BloombergNow #
  • 2010 FOSS report: Australia amongst highest number of developers per capita :) Very interesting http://bit.ly/icfbKZ #foss #gov2au #opengov #
  • I'm coming to Sydney this weekend, who's up for yum cha on Saturday? :) I need number to book, so pls DM me for details :) #
  • Also, QLD Police running a good Facebook presence for Brisbane floods http://www.facebook.com/QueenslandPolice #qldfloods #gov2au via ausnog #
  • Goodness, livestream of Brisbane flooding up at http://queenslandfloods.crowdmap.com/ with additional video footage (via AusNOG) #
  • Have discovered Mixxx, a wonderful tool for mixing songs together, beat matching, and DJ-ing. I used to beat match for a mashup I'm doing :) #
  • Hilarious! :) The Plague to "Hollaback Girl" http://bit.ly/hn3dBW and Prehistoric to "Toxic" http://bit.ly/h55Gpa #
  • This is an awesome approach to teaching history using youtube and good music :) http://tinyurl.com/4r5zphw (via @aramadge) #
  • RT @julieposetti ABC Australia is using @ushahidi to crowdmap the #qldfloods devastation http://queenslandfloods.crowdmap.com #gov2au #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-09

Sunday, January 9th, 2011

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-02

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-26

Sunday, December 26th, 2010
  • I'm up for pool & bbq but how much capacity? A few others to invite :) @grmsn @NETDe @ruthellison @bradheadland @craigthomler @camcgr #
  • Final hugs for all my fellow workers today! :) @shorebuck @outsidethecubed @marcoostini @jmacmullin @bubbiting #
  • Hugs to all my fellow workers today! @vanaalst @CbnGal @tony_lewis @Mvandervlugt @grumpymojo @TagAlongTess @OZloop @flare2004 @neridahart #
  • Hugs to all my fellow workers today! @Jerub @peterhau @xfitzyx @senectus @shigawire @Djelibeybi @vk2ktj @steve_evil @chris_bloke @makarakarn #
  • Hugs to all fellow workers today! @tweetingtechno @micktleyden @allisonhornery @R_Chirgwin @Kriegaffe @aguidodavis @Glebe2037 @John_Hanna #
  • I wonder if being born is akin to the EULA in a box which asserts "in opening the wrapping you have agreed to the following conditions"? :) #
  • 3rd is great :) going once… twice… now, venue? Bbq or cafe is 1st choice @RuthEllison @bradheadland @grmsn @craigthomler @camcgr @netde #
  • Re lennox gardens, they need 14 days to process permit :/ @bradheadland @grmsn @piawaugh @craigthomler @camcgr @ruthellison @netde #
  • Need a location first :) Suggestions? ANBG cafe for something diff? :) @grmsn @craigthomler @camcgr @ruthellison @netde @bradheadland #
  • Hell yeah! Augmented environments? RT @ComputerworldAU: …futuristic halfpipe for the Tron Legacy premiere - http://j.mp/guzANK #
  • So who else is working today? :) #
  • Am getting all riled up about hobbes and seeing the implications of any form of social contract to placate the masses & create power #
  • I know its silly but I love having a garden and watching flowers bloom day by day :) http://twitpic.com/3itxym #
  • Interesting "We're not there to call someone a liar" (journo) Is it the media's job to differentiate truth? http://bit.ly/eTW9e5 (7mins) #
  • Haha, just gave my Nanny some lollies for Christmas, and she said "thanks for my lols". Love it! ;) #
  • Have just gone in ballot for bigdayout gold coast txt. Wish me luck! Between tool, john butler trio, rammstein & iggy, I'm excited :) #
  • Someone told me this morning they were having a great day, when I asked why he said "every day you wake with a heartbeat…" Great point :) #
  • PS - with that last tweet, I do not endorse the video :) Beautiful and disturbing sound, but the video is very Meet the Feebles :/ #
  • Oh, wow. This is both awesome and disturbing. Thanks @limburger2001!
    Kermit the Frog doing a cover of Hurt (NIN) http://bit.ly/gX9fKZ #
  • Listening to Hurt by Johnny Cash. Such an amazing cover, never fails to amaze :) #
  • Interesting: RT from Crikey: NBN: Alan Kohler reviews NBN business plan | Crikey http://bit.ly/g6cVit #
  • A little worried re outdated geodata tho :/ RT @grmsn Victorian Spatial Council releases online map guidelines http://bit.ly/e0yw0S #gov2au #
  • :D RT @arcwhite My $0.02: better IT folks on policy than economic guys. Those guys accept *models* as reality. At least we know how to test! #
  • Heh, "read the label". V insightful ;) RT @MadamQ Photo: Nyal: How a mother can be sure about buying medicines. http://tumblr.com/xoy13g63bw #
  • "IT wonks dominating the policy front, that's a frightening thought" says economic guy on #thedrum I say the geek will inherit the earth ;) #
  • OMG! Favourite lolcat ever! http://chzb.gr/hVJZKc Thanks to my dear friend Peter Miller for emailing it through :) #shaolin #gungfu #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-19

Sunday, December 19th, 2010
  • Was at costume event tonight & met V. No aliteration, no sexy voice, nor knowledge of #cablegate Dullness of wit & blade. V disappointing! #
  • Interesting article: "Wikileaks did not commit a crime, House Judiciary chairman says" | Raw Story http://t.co/SHF0wZk #
  • Just heard the word irrepressible used in a speech, can't help but think about Monkey Magic :) #
  • Am at a launch of an exhibition of 100 years of #Canberra in preparation for the 2013 centenary year. Check it out at Parliament House :) #
  • For #web20 and #gov2au types check out http://DrupalDowunder.org - early bird rego open til xmas and call for sessions still on :) #
  • At a history trivia night, having fun learning how crap my table's long term memory is :) also learnt that assassins creed trumps hsc :) #
  • RT city_news: Canberra CityNews Blog - @KateLundy inducted as WICked patron http://bit.ly/ftG8yB #canberra #
  • I wonder if we could fairly divide the world up into those who know the Mario Bros theme song, & those who don't? :) #
  • Am at a #WIC event talking to some interesting fellow techie and #opengov women :) #
  • At a #WIC event (women in computing), chatting to some fellow techie & #opengov women in Canberra :) @katelundy about to speak. #
  • Latest song recorded by the wonderful Martin and I! Feedback please :) http://bit.ly/fpM9aH #
  • Does anyone else find it unsurprising that some ppl are calling for "regulation of the Internet" due to #cablegate http://bit.ly/hMIksb #
  • Yeah, read that :) Love it! RT @benpaddlejones Chromaroma - the gameification of public sector information: http://clic.gs/21dT #gbl #gov2.0 #
  • It's amazing how a little pain can give you focus, bring your dreams & reality into sharp contrast, help you redefine. Lots of thinking atm #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-12

Sunday, December 12th, 2010
  • There's a lot of security theatre atm around #wikileaks See feeling vs reality of security by Bruce Schneier http://bit.ly/evVFoX #wikileaks #
  • Annoyed at security 'experts' jumping on #payback bandwagon. "Anyone can now take down a website! But we can protect you". Nothing's changed #
  • Going home with a slightly prolapsed disc in my back. Joy :/ Yay for pain! #
  • Heh! TOTALLY! RT @case_pres: I want a Bat Cave as well. But I'm holding out until the NBN rollout so I can get real broadband in my cave #
  • Sometimes I want to move to the electorate of Batman, adopt a secret identity and spend my days fighting crime with awesome onomatopoeias :) #
  • Who else is going to the Canberra roller Derby this Saturday?! Very excited :) http://bit.ly/g7cs5M #
  • Wow, this is a pretty useful geocoding converter tool I thought others might find useful :) http://bit.ly/dSYhtl #opendata #datavis #
  • Glued to the #cablegate & #wikileaks activity. What a fascinating day. Is this a tipping point? I think so. #
  • Awesome work :) RT @elerimai: Who is @grogsgamut? He's the dude on the cover of the CityNews this week http://bit.ly/4uv5m #grogsgate #
  • Kevin Rudd just said on a live Sky News interview that Assange has the right to be presumed innocent and get consular support #cablegate #
  • I asked a cab driver what he thought was the most important thing in life. Without a pause he said "one's parents". What a nice thought. #
  • Awesome! :) RT @kristydarby hehehe — > Dr. Seuss does Star Wars http://bit.ly/gv8HdF #
  • Posted video of @katelundy's talk at #media140 from Oct http://bit.ly/cyi80E Discusses media, gov, online & changing expectations :) #gov2au #
  • This is *cool*. Global maths and programming competition for kids. Just wish Python was included :) http://bit.ly/i93K4X #
  • Slides from Creative Commons & Public Sector Information event are now up, check them out! :) http://bit.ly/dpv9Fm #ccpsi #opendata #gov2au #
  • Cool #gov2au eg for travel analysis http://kaggle.com/RTA $10,000 award for best model which will help inform NSW travel planning #gov20 #
  • Can anyone tell I was on holidays all last week :) I think I've already made up my tweet quota for last week ;) #
  • A week old, but interesting media release from ACCAN on consumer & competition safeguard bill: http://accan.org.au/news_item_full.php?id=122 #
  • RTing for work hrs :) - Great article by @katelundy in The Aus on multiculturalism in response to Mr Howard http://bit.ly/ep2JC4 #auspol #
  • Cool, Armidale & Kiama getting telehealth :) RT @australian: NBN to help elderly patients in NSW http://bit.ly/gsSXw0 #auspol #
  • Great article by @katelundy in The Aus on multiculturalism in response to Mr Howard http://bit.ly/ep2JC4 #auspol (disc: I work for her) #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-05

Sunday, December 5th, 2010
  • Wow, what a week to take a break. My holiday is being largely spent inside :( at least garden is getting loads of water. Back to gaming :) #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-28

Sunday, November 28th, 2010
  • Just discovered Edward Tufte (amazing dataviz work). Am getting http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_ei to read over holidays :) #opendata #
  • Only got to just over half the #ccpsi event today, but they will be publishing all the presentations, so I'll tweet them soon :) Gr8 event! #
  • Listening to presentation about great #opendata #opensource & #opengov work by Mosman Council inc AR, crowd sourcing and more. #ccpsi #
  • Neale Hooper summarising the morning and mentioning that is is a combination of good copyright and good tech policy for #opendata #ccpsi #
  • Geoscience Australia re their history in opening data, how commercial reuse important for economic devel, cc-by. Value of aggregation #ccpsi #
  • Delia Browne: no commercial use may restrict schools and add statutory copyright costs. Roxanne will be chatting to her :) #ccpsi #
  • Roxanne: cc is important as are open formats that ppl like openaustralia can reuse, better for public reuse. #ccpsi #
  • Roxanne taking about integrity and reuse, moral rights, public good as well as risk analysis as parts of a gov #opendata strategy #ccpsi #
  • Great talk from our favourite librarian, roxanne missingham about parl website and the importance of openness and interoperability #ccpsi #
  • Listening to talk about abs #opendata strategy inc cc usage, metadata and formats. Very interesting :) #ccpsi #
  • Erk, sorry all! RT @j_hutch: @piawaugh That's http://www.data.govt.nz for some odd reason :) #ccpsi #opendata #gov20 #
  • Anyone (inc public) can add a dataset to data.gov.nz, wow! Quite powerful. They also use cc and require open formats :) #opendata #ccpsi #
  • Nz guy talking about their #opendata strategy and policy data they basically say don't drm as it causes issues. :) #ccpsi #
  • Listening to talk about data.gov.nz. Discussing importance of clear copyright guidelines for public so they can use data, eg CC #ccpsi #
  • AG quoting BOM, APH, ABS, budget papers, GA and other examples of examples of creative commons implementation in gov :) #opendata #ccpsi #
  • Anne Fitzgerald says Victorian parl inquiry to open access to psi one is the most comprehensive documents on gov #opendata #ccpsi #
  • Listening to fantastic talk by Anne Fitzgerald outlining history of open access policy in Australia dating back to 90's #opendata #ccpsi #
  • Wow, just heard that snowy hydro use cloud seeding to increase rainfall by 14%. Wow.#aeea2010 #
  • Listening to talk about snowy hydro project. Very interesting stuff. Seems like good engineering culture #aeea2010 #
  • Am attending the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards. What an awesome night! Celebrating great projects & technologists :) #aeea2010 #
  • OK, going home now. Will need loud music and coke in the car methinks :) /cc @jdub #
  • Hey tweeps, add your comments on @katelundy's R18+ speech on her blog: "R18+ ajournment speech - your comments" http://bit.ly/ec5VLZ #
  • Currently listening to John Faulkner talk about honesty & integrity in the media. Live @ http://webcast.aph.gov.au/livebroadcasting/ #auspol #
  • For those interested, check out the APH website #Senate stats. Very useful :) http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/work/statsnet/index.htm #auspol #
  • Had gr8 eg of #techfail *During* preso had to register new Google api, modify IP addy, reboot VM & restart services. Is it home time yet? :( #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-21

Sunday, November 21st, 2010
  • Thought I'd tweet the Reinecke review of the Government ICT Reform Program, for those interested :) http://bit.ly/cw6dMC #fb #
  • Wow, listening to John Faulkner speak is always an inspiring experience! :) #
  • Lovely photo of @katelundy on Remembrance Day w the Governor General http://bit.ly/cL9AcH She's wearing a beautiful hat by @annikanancess :) #
  • Clarification: now in #Senate is debate on a motion to postpone the Competition & Consumer Safeguard bill debate, not actual bill debate :/ #
  • Competition & Consumer safeguards bill being debated in the #Senate with @katelundy halfway through her speech #auspol http://bit.ly/dCSmvM #
  • Just saw John McMillan's speech to the Parliamentary Library was put online :) http://bit.ly/9B5hmK Very informative! #gov2au #opendata #
  • Hey @ParlLibrary :) Do you guys tweet when you add new Parliamentary Library Lecture links? Looking forward to retweeting today's talk :) #
  • Listening to John Macmillan talk about office of Info Commissioner in parliamentary library. Interesting! #gov2au will tweet recording link #
  • I never thought I'd say this, but I wish I knew more about database design :/ Having an awful time trying to crash course & learn. Bleargh! #

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